The doctors of the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU) entered into a scuffle with the police on the campus on Saturday morning. According to the doctors,the police had misbehaved and slapped Dr Naeem Ahmed,general secretary of the teachers association.

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The incident occurred when CSMMU selection committee members were interviewing doctors for promotions. A group of doctors,protesting against promotions being decided by the selection committee,allegedly forcibly entered into the room where interviews were taking place and misbehaved with the committee members.

Ahmed said,The circle officer caught me by neck and slapped me. We will not tolerate manhandling. We want promotions through screening of previous records. We suspect the vice-chancellor,who is the chairman of the committee,can influence the promotion procedure. We demand her suspension and action against the police officers, he added.

Addressing mediapersons,Dr Saroj Chooramani Gopal,CSMMU Vice-Chancellor,said: If doctors continue to hamper medical services,I will request the government to take necessary action against them under ESMA (Essential Services Maintenance Act). Asked about the promotion procedure,she said: The process is according to the University Act and the decisions of the governor and the state government. Gopal has had lodged an FIR against Ahmed and 20 unidentified doctors.

She added that following the agitation,the state government has given the protestors two options  either participate in the committee or accept salary package as per other state medical colleges.